Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher
by Colin Fletcher
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In books such as "The Complete Walker" and "The Man Who Walked Through Time," Colin Fletcher has established a reputation as a literate and witty apostle of roughing it. His newest book is a highly personal celebration of solitary backpacking (and day walking, too), in the wild places of the world, and of all the attendant pleasures: of finding a foothold in difficult terrain, of catching a glimpse of an unsuspecting coyote, of healing the wounds that civilization inevitably inflicts on show more human nature --of simply "mucking about." Overflowing with fresh descriptions of nature and with the wisdom of a curmudgeonly Thoreau, this book is a must for backpackers and all unconstrained spirits. show lessTags
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In this book, Fletcher's attitude is a little different. In his "Complete walker, and his book on hiking the grand Canyon, he hiked to see the wild places all through the hike. In this book, Fletcher mor often has a destination and wants to appreciate the wildness of the destination. This is different than apreciating the entire hike equally. Fletcher now wants to stay in the wild place, not to keep hiking to check out what is around the bend. Hiking is now a tool. In "The Complete Walker" hiking was more the goal, not the tool to the goal.
The stories are as usual, great.
The stories are as usual, great.
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Colin Fletcher was born in Wales and educated in England. He lives in Carmel Valley, California. Backpacker and writer Colin Fletcher was born in Wales on March 14, 1922. He served in the Royal Marines during World War II and moved to the United States in 1956 after spending time in Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Canada. His best known work is The Complete show more Walker, which is a comprehensive guide to backpacking and was first published in 1968. He turned many of his backpacking adventures into books. In 1958, he walked the length of California and wrote The Thousand-Mile Summer. In 1963, he walked the length of Grand Canyon National Park entirely within the rim of the canyon and wrote The Man Who Walked Through Time. In 1989, he hiked and rafted the entire length of the Green/Colorado River and wrote River: One Man's Journey down the Colorado, Source to Sea. He died in Monterey, Calfornia on June 12, 2007 from natural causes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Travel, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 796.5 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Sports Outdoor leisure
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- GV199.5 .F54 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Outdoor life. Outdoor recreation Hiking. Pedestrian tours
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